Dozens of bodies float in Yamuna in UP, locals in Hamirpur panic fearing Covid

Locals in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district spotted dozens of bodies floating on the river Yamuna on Sunday, leading to panic among the residents.

Locals in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district spotted dozens of bodies floating on the river Yamuna on Sunday, leading to panic among the residents even as speculation grew about the bodies being of those villagers who succumbed to coronavirus. Some are even saying that the sheer number of Covid-19 casualties in villages in Hamirpur is such that bodies of the victims are being floated on the river as cremation grounds are overwhelmed with the numbers.